Line number that data occupies in RAW file. The ordering of data lines follows user intuition in grouping and organizing data in a logical set of sequences. Randomizing the order of lines would make a printout of this data unusable for purposes of inspection and quality control.

Meas_bearing_value

Numeric

none

Measured bearing found in source documents. Format is DDMMSS.s

Measured_distance_value

numeric

none

Measured distance found in source documents. Units found through SID value in SID file.

Origin_data

String

n/a

Obsolete field. Origin of local projection used in obsolete software, PCCS

Quad_code_of meas_direction

1-Digit

none

Code indicating the quadrant portion of the measured bearing. There is no accomodation for azimuth values (1-360) which have no quadrant designation. 1=NE; 2=SE; 3=SW; 4=NW.

SID_suffix

String

none, see description below

Additional categorization of lines, appended to Survey_ID. On alphanumeric Survey IDs, a hyphen delimits the ID with the suffix.

Standard values BLM-wide:

TIE used on non-boundary lines. Denotes invisibility in coverage. Connector Line